The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has emphasized the importance of closing the gap of educational inequality between rural and urban schools through improving digital literacy programmes.
Today, Premier Thami Ntuli officially launched the Nkandla and Bizimali Digital Centres situated in the provinces deepest rural parts.
The launch is in partnership with the Durban University of Technology and other stakeholders.
The state-of-the-art digital centres are designed to provide rural communities with access to high-speed internet and digital skills training.
Ntuli has called on more universities to adopt rural schools.
